little white dresses

If you aren’t using Loverly to plan your wedding yet, you should be. It’s like a weddings-specific Pinterest, but it’s much easier to navigate from the pretty pictures to the vendors. (You know sometimes you find, say, a wedding dress on Pinterest, but when you try to click through, it takes you to some random creepy Tumblr page, and you can’t figure out where the dang dress is from? That doesn’t happen on Loverly.) And now there’s another reason to click your way over to Loverly: Because the site is search-based (brides go on to search for the bridesmaid dresses and LWDs of their dreams) the brains behind the operation had a lot of data about what brides were looking for—and not finding. So they teamed up with designer Eva Franco—whose whimsical clothing line is hugely popular at Anthropologie—to fill in the gaps. And the dresses they came up with are pretty fab. Here are three of my favorite bridesmaid dresses from the line: Auriela Dress, $218. Stella Dress, $198. Zoe Dress, $198. And an LWD I’m obsessed with—SO sweet for your reception: Ellie Dress, $230. You know I’m loath to use the words “wear-again potential,” but these look like read more

It's so cold outside, all of my fingers may snap off one by one by one. On my mind? A tropical honeymoon to one of these places. Instead of being bundled up head-to-toe in a puffer jacket, I'd rather slip into one of these pretty, flowy little white dresses that'd be perfect for a warm-weather getaway after tying the knot with a very lovely gent. Which of these would you want to wear while sipping margaritas with your groom? Oh La La Lace Dress, $41, joacloset.com Olive & Oak Chevron Stripe Maxi Dress, $78, nordstrom.com Virtue Lost Lace Dress, $68, nastygal.com Meadow Crochet Dress, $52, nastygal.com White Haute Cocoa Dress, $58, modcloth.com Mornings in the Meadow Dress, $53, modcloth.com When in Romance Dress, $80, modcloth.com A Walk in Augusta Dress, $90, modcloth.com Self Top Stripe Sundress, $72, topshop.com Free People Alabaster Georgia Dress, $98, cusp.com 2fer Strapless Chiffon Dress, $98, ardenb.com Lush Lace Cutout Dress, $52, lush.com Which of these pretty white dresses would you wear? read more

We've been wearing white all spring long (that old between Memorial Day and Labor Day only rule is exactly that--old!), but if you're a stickler who's holding out for the official, traditional okay, you've only got a few weeks left. And we've got a handy little cheat sheet to make sure you look your summer best... read more

New York Fashion Week is already giving us loads of great non-traditional wedding dress inspiration—from over-the-top (Christian Siriano) to impeccably chic. Peek at some of Peter Som's wedding-worthy LWDs, plus one cocktail dress I'm loving as a bridesmaid option, after the jump. read more